Relive the Revolution November 1 on Discovery Civilization Channel Articles / Discovery Civilization Posted by RAD on Oct 08, 2004 - 03:36 PM Imagine being handpicked to record a national revolution. In 1959, Cuban-American photographer Roberto Salas and his father Osvaldo (also a famous photographer) left their home in New York City to embark upon an astonishing new career as the personal photographers of Fidel Castro, and the official recorders of the Cuban Revolution. Cuba: Pictures from the Revolution premiering Mon., Nov. 1 at 9 p.m. ET/ 6 p.m. PT on Discovery Civilization Channel, recounts the Cuban revolution in vivid detail through the camera lenses of Roberto and Osvaldo Salas with intensity and immediacy. These photographic records define some of the most pivotal moments in modern Cuban history. Fidel Castro at the United Nations in New York, 1959. Osvaldo Salas was born in Havana, Cuba, at the start of World War I. He left art school at age fourteen and moved to New York City, where he became a respected photographer, capturing the luminaries of the day and age. During this time, his work was featured in influential Spanish-language publications worldwide as well as Life, Look and numerous other New York newspapers. Osvaldo died in 1993. Roberto Salas was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. He started working in the darkroom for his father as a teenager. At nineteen, Roberto returned with his father to Cuba, at Castro’s request, to be the two key official photographers of the Cuban government, working for Cuba’s leading newspaper, Revolución. Roberto Salas still lives and works in Havana. Together, the Salas’ have won nearly 60 first place awards in international competitions. Journey back through time with Discovery Civilization to revel in humanity‘s defining moments. Meet the people, cultures and ideas that have shaped our common past, and those that will dictate our future. Discovery Civilization is about learning where we came from and knowing where we can go. This article is from CHANNEL CANADA   http://www.channelcanada.com/ The URL for this story is:   http://www.channelcanada.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=579